Russian police detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday as he tried to leave his home ahead of a planned anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow , his wife said, but she called for the demonstration to go ahead all the same. In statements to a local radio station, Moscow's police chief Vladimir Chernikov warned that officers would detain...

U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to fill hundreds of vacant jobs across the federal government has hit a new snag: Russian Federation. The White House on Wednesday took its first public steps to cordon off response efforts to the Russian Federation probe from the day-to-day work of the administration, acknowledging openly that Preside...

However, Theresa's lacklustre campaign, her decision as home secretary to axe 20,000 policemen at a time when people are anxious about security, and the huge youth turnout on voting day worked in Labour's favour. Ruth Davidson , the leader of the Conservatives in Scotland, told the BBC she had words with May over the DUP's record on LGBT rights. ...

He requested the Goods and Services Tax ( GST) Council to reconsider this on an urgent basis and bring it under the 5 per cent slab. On the members demanding more clarity on the pros and cons of the GST and its implementation in the state, Zenith said the state government had protested the proposed taxes on state's own forest produce such as...

Victor was charged in a federal grand jury indictment on Wednesday with a single count of willful retention and transmission of national defence information, a felony offence under the Espionage and Censorship Act that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

On Wednesday, June 7, the Turkish media wrote that Parliament voted to deploy 5,000 troops in the Turkish military base in Qatar - Ankara's only base in the Middle East. Qatar said there is "no legitimate justification" for cutting diplomatic ties, according to Tasnim . Like Qatar when it provoked the ire of Saudi Arabia, Turkish President Rece...

The timing is challenging, with Britain due to start negotiating the terms of its exit from the European Union with the bloc's 27 other members on June 19. Brexit Secretary David Davis said that some policies planned before the election would be pruned back. The Labour leader also said he thought it was quite possible there could be an elect...

Ruth Davidson has been reaffirming her opposition to a second referendum and Willie Rennie said it was a straight race between the Lib Dems and the SNP. "That's why it's so important that young people turn up and vote - don't let the Tory government leave you behind". However, the pair have both rallied behind Mr Corbyn during the campaign.

When talking about the aftermath of the pictures, Griffin said "I don't think I have a career after this". "This president of all the people is going to come after me?" Following the release of the photo, the president tweeted , " Kathy Griffin should be ashamed of herself ".

Many key positions were unchanged. The Telegraph reported that Boris Johnson , Amber Rudd and David Davis were being sounded out as possible replacements for May. The party is seeking support from Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party to stay in power. The two sides are looking to form a " confidence and supply " arrangement.

Merkel said the world will not develop well "unless all continents of the world take part in it", adding global community can hold "talks with Africa ", in stead of "talks about Africa ". "Creating the economic circumstances where people can live, grow, be educated and create value for themselves and their families at home is the way to go".

Finnish three-party government should not continue in its current make-up following leadership change in co-ruling nationalist Finns party, Prime Minister Juha Sipila said on Monday. All the other opposition parties insisted on new elections to be arranged in autumn. Halla-aho, a 46-year-old father of five, is a former medieval language lecturer ...

The flag, which has become synonymous with the gay community, was first created in 1978 by activist and artist Gilbert Baker, who died in March at 65-years-old. Mark Zuckerberg's platform made a statement on Friday, saying: "We believe in building a platform that supports all communities". To overcome this follow below simple steps.

Hamilton and Vettel's razor-sharp competitiveness has lifted performance levels to such a high that veteran paddock observers were left stunned at the Canadian Grand Prix . The first Canadian to race at home in Formula One since 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve in 2006, Stroll and his Williams team are hoping the 18-year-old can snatch his fi...

Spacey dressed as its title character, an anxious teenager - but he adapted the lyrics to reference his hosting concerns. Spacey, who was named Tony host after several other celebrities turned down the job, laughed at himself in the 10-minute opening song, in which he gradually grew comfortable with hosting duties despite what he fears will be na...

In his testimony , Comey corroborated Trump's claim that he wasn't under any sort of FBI investigation and that Comey told him so multiple times. Asked about when the president is going to talk about the tapes, Press Secretary simply said "when he's ready". Two days after firing him, Trump said it was because of "this Russian Federation ...

May told reporters that she had "wanted to achieve a larger majority but that was not the result". The DUP has come out against same-sex marriage, denied human-caused climate change, and favors a repeal of abortion rights. May "has lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence". Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davi...

Scottish Conservatives leader Ruth Davidson has telephoned the Prime Minister and demanded assurances that she is not planning to ditch Tory commitments to gay rights in return for DUP votes in the Commons. The election result also raises a question about the democratic legitimacy of the overall approach to Brexit . On the so-called Great Re...

The Neo-JMB is an offshoot of the banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh and was blamed for the deadly attack in July past year at a Spanish cafe in Dhaka , which killed 22 people. Ahmed is also accused of helping a high-profile militant evade authorities in the northeastern city of Sylhet after the group allegedly staged twin bom...